Displacements seem to be coming to IAH!
01-12-2015, 01:42 PM
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As an aside...we are down to 32 757s on the 76T side. They parked 37 jets in 2014 just like the forecast. They have not parked any 767-300s. The count is still 35.
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01-12-2015, 02:22 PM
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That's good to hear. I feel comfortable in knowing we're saving $2mil/"ship" knowing those planes are being parked. Think how much we'd be saving if oil was $80/bl. Now, where's that lift on the used market the company has been looking for?
01-12-2015, 02:29 PM
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The IAH CP recently said we were going to keep all the -300s. The Airbus is staying beyond 2025. The -400s which were going to be replaced on a one for one basis with the 350 are now staying indefinitely.
Funny a lot of those old ragged L-UAL aircraft are hanging around it seems.
Funny a lot of those old ragged L-UAL aircraft are hanging around it seems.
01-12-2015, 02:44 PM
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The IAH CP recently said we were going to keep all the -300s. The Airbus is staying beyond 2025. The -400s which were going to be replaced on a one for one basis with the 350 are now staying indefinitely.
Funny a lot of those old ragged L-UAL aircraft are hanging around it seems.
Funny a lot of those old ragged L-UAL aircraft are hanging around it seems.
01-12-2015, 05:16 PM
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01-12-2015, 05:32 PM
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All right guys stop the back patting...
The Airbus are staying longer due to the Rj meltdown. In 5 years this could be corrected and they go back to the original timeline.
The 747 doesn't have too long a life. The above and fuel prices are helping this decision. Change oil above 100/bb and its back on planned parking.
I'm glad the trend is positive but this is long term talk in a short term industry.
Something interesting is Delta's oil refinery. How is that affecting them? Oh and they are parking the raggedy ones.
The Airbus are staying longer due to the Rj meltdown. In 5 years this could be corrected and they go back to the original timeline.
The 747 doesn't have too long a life. The above and fuel prices are helping this decision. Change oil above 100/bb and its back on planned parking.
I'm glad the trend is positive but this is long term talk in a short term industry.
Something interesting is Delta's oil refinery. How is that affecting them? Oh and they are parking the raggedy ones.
01-12-2015, 05:41 PM
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The IAH CP recently said we were going to keep all the -300s. The Airbus is staying beyond 2025. The -400s which were going to be replaced on a one for one basis with the 350 are now staying indefinitely.
Funny a lot of those old ragged L-UAL aircraft are hanging around it seems.
Funny a lot of those old ragged L-UAL aircraft are hanging around it seems.
I asked if cost was prohibitive, and he told me an STC was being worked for less than $400k per aircraft.
I don't know if it is this, but Rockwell-Collins just got a retrofit package approved for the 757/767 fleet last July:
http://www.rockwellcollins.com/~/med...well%20Collins
If true, it would make merging the fleets easier, if the cockpits were similar in configuration, and all you really had to learn differences on was engines, and a few backup pumps.
01-12-2015, 05:54 PM
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FBN:
That's good to hear. I think he said $350k, which is dirt-cheap for a complete cockpit retrofit.
Boeing worked with Rockwell-Collins on this program, as they see it having a long-term effect. Perhaps because Boeing knows there is no real 757 replacement, they can at least provide spares and make money that way.
Again, I don't know if Rockwell is the chosen supplier. I just happened to find the link one day, and wondered if two+two=76T.
That's good to hear. I think he said $350k, which is dirt-cheap for a complete cockpit retrofit.
Boeing worked with Rockwell-Collins on this program, as they see it having a long-term effect. Perhaps because Boeing knows there is no real 757 replacement, they can at least provide spares and make money that way.
Again, I don't know if Rockwell is the chosen supplier. I just happened to find the link one day, and wondered if two+two=76T.
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